April 2022: Propane sales by end-use sectors

April 7, 2022 By LP Gas

Each month, LP Gas provides updates on the U.S. propane market, as well as the latest trends. The data for April 2022 reviews the end-use sectors in the 2020 Annual Retail Propane Sales Report from Frost & Sullivan and the Propane Education & Research Council.

Stock information for Ferrellgas and Suburban Propane is also provided.

PROPANE MARKET METRICS

Summary Information of Total U.S. 2020 Retail Propane Sales by End-Use Sectors
Category	Residential	Commercial	Industrial (Non-forklift)	Agriculture	Cylinder Market	Internal Combustion	Total Sales
Propane sold (Mn gallons)	5,086	2,198	263	978	326	589	9,440
Total accounts	12,280,081	1,123,672	124,414	440,726	319,526	236,592	14,525,010
Gallons per account	414	1,956	2,111	2,220	1,019	2,490	650
Sector share of total sales	54%	23%	3%	10%	3%	6%	100%

Source: Annual Retail Propane Sales Report (2020), Frost & Sullivan, Propane Education & Research Council

Commentary: This table shows total U.S. retail sales and the corresponding number of retail accounts and average gallons sold per account. In 2020, the survey indicated about 12.28 million total residential accounts and about 2.24 million propane accounts in the other sectors. The residential sector accounted for more than half of all retail propane gallon sales.